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CONNECT PREP OnAir & Social Media ready features, kickers and interviews. FOR WEDNESDAY, May 20, 2020 CORONAVIRUS LIFE Restaurant Prices Go Up Thanks To Coronavirus AUDIO: Chicago Restaurant Manager SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:15 LEAD: Check that bill the next time you order something. Disruptions in the food supply means higher costs to restaurants. And that could mean higher costs to you. A restaurant in Chicago put a 26-percent COVID-19 surcharge on the bill because they say their cost of goods is higher. According to the manager, in order to stay afloat, the cost had to be passed on to customers. After receiving backlash online, the restaurant removed the surcharge. But now they say they'll have to cut employee hours. The manager says a case of chicken wings that used to cost them 60 bucks now costs them 90. OUTCUE: make ends meet Park Draws Social Distancing Circles To Enforce 6FT Rule AUDIO: NY Park Goer SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:14 LEAD: Most people like going to the park with their social circles, but now they're being forced to stay in a social distancing circle. In Brooklyn, New York's 'Domino Park,' people are allowed to exercise, relax or tan, but they have to do it while staying within the confines of a pre-drawn circle on the grass. The park has various white circles scattered around in hopes of enforcing the 6 foot rule. One parkgoer says he never thought parks would look like this. OUTCUE: quite surreal Music Venue Holds Concert With In-person Audience AUDIO: TempleLive Owner SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:15 LEAD: Turns out in-person concerts are coming back much quicker than we thought. One of the first music performances with a live audience since the pandemic started took place in Arkansas. There were plenty of precautions in place though. Concert goers had to wear masks and have their temperature checked. There was also a limit to how many people could be in the bathroom at one time. The owner says a lot of other safety measures were also in place. Keith Urban recently had a drive-in concert for nurses. So he had a live audience too, but the one in Arkansas looked a lot more like the concerts we're used to - with people in a building, not their cars. OUTCUE: should be good New Jersey Gym Doesn’t Care About Stay At Home Orders AUDIO: NJ Gym Owners SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:08 LEAD: A New Jersey Gym is fed up with the state's stay-at-home orders. So they're opening up regardless of the consequences. For the last couple of days protesters rallied outside Atilis Gym, saying the country needs to get back to normal. Cops have already issued citations to gym goers and to the owners, but they don't seem to care. The owners say they want to get back to work, regardless of the pushback. The Governor called out the open-for-business gym, but it's unclear what else the state can do other than issue the citations. The gym *is* following safety guidelines by requiring everyone to wear a mask, and to stay socially distanced inside. OUTCUE: the next day (2x) Spike In Bike Sales Leads To Shortage AUDIO: Ryan Zagata SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:08 LEAD: States may be reopening, but that doesn’t mean people are returning to their old habits. Public transportation is a source of real concern. For many people the idea of trying to social distance on a crowded train or bus just doesn’t fly. So they’re resorting to other forms of transportation, like bicycles. That is, if you can find one! There’s been a huge spike in bike sales. And now, like toilet paper, there is a huge shortage. Many bike stores, including Ryan Zagata’s Brooklyn Bicycle, are completely sold out. Zagata credits another reason for the bike spike: gyms are closed! People are trying to peddle their way back to their pre-lockdown bods. OUTCUE: bikes. Officials Seeing Double Digit Increases In Domestic Violence Cases AUDIO: Maureen Curtis, Safe Horizon SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:09 LEAD: Another pandemic is sweeping America: domestic violence. Law enforcement officials say they’ve seen double digit increases in cases of domestic abuse. Seattle is up 25 percent; Austin, Texas, 17 percent; and Chicago, 12 percent. Anti-domestic violence advocate Maureen Curtis says they’ve seen unprecedented spikes since the pandemic has started. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please call 1-800-799-7233. OUTCUE: safe place. Cruise Ship Workers Stuck At Sea Are Getting Desperate AUDIO: Nats + Cruise Ship Worker SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:18 LEAD: There’s hopelessness on the high seas. An estimated 100-thousand cruise ship staffers have been stranded on ships since the start of coronavirus. They haven’t been allowed to leave for months. And now, they’re getting desperate. It’s gotten so bad one woman jumped to her death, perhaps to end her situation. Now fed-up workers are revolting. 15 crew members stranded on a Royal Caribbean ship went on a hunger strike. It lasted three days. Americans stranded at sea are finally able to go home. The CDC says private transportation must be arranged before leaving the ship. And there can be no interaction with the public on their way home. Many workers are from all over the world, including countries that have simply closed their borders. The unknown is still on the horizon for the majority of cruise ship workers. OUTCUE: from now on. Nancy Pelosi Calls President ‘Morbidly Obese’ AUDIO: Nancy Pelosi (CNN) SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:12 LEAD: ***MUST CREDIT CNN*** The reaction has been fast and furious to the news that President Trump has been taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t waste a moment to take a swipe at the president, saying in part he shouldn’t be on the drugs because, in her words, he is “morbidly obese.” Trump weighs 243 pounds according to his last medical report. To be considered morbidly obese, he would have to weigh 320 pounds. The president began taking the drug shortly after his valet tested positive for coronavirus. OUTCUE: obese. President Trump Doubles Down On Decision To Take Hydroxychloroquine AUDIO: President Donald Trump LENGTH: 00:00:12 LEAD: President Trump is doubling down on his use of hydroxychloroquine (hi-drox-ee-clore-oh- quinn). This comes a day after he announced he’s taken the controversial drug. He says it's another way to help avoid getting COVID-19 and he's impressed with some studies he's seen about it. OUTCUE: of the studies President Trump Wishy Washy About Wearing Mask At Ford Plant AUDIO: President Donald Trump LENGTH: 00:00:19 LEAD: President Trump will be in Michigan on Thursday to tour a Ford plant. The plant requires everyone to wear a mask, but with the President's upcoming visit, Ford says they're no longer requiring face coverings. Asked if he'll wear one, the President wasn't super enthusiastic about the idea. OUTCUE: to a plant MOVIES AND TV Brian Austin Gets Choked Up Over Split With Megan Fox AUDIO: Brian Austin SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:14 LEAD: The rumors are true. Brian Austin and Megan Fox have split. On his podcast, Brian gets emotional laying it all out there about what went wrong. Brian choked up confirming the split, revealing his nearly 10 year marriage has been on the rocks for months. He says things shifted after Megan went away for a movie shoot last fall. And then in March she worked with the rapper known as Machine Gun Kelly. Fast forward to last Friday when he and Megan were spotted together in his Aston Martin. Brian says, quote “they’re friends at this point.” Megan and Brian have three kids together. He says they’ll continue to spend the holidays together as a family. OUTCUE: lose that. Bella Cuomo Says The Cuomosexual Craze Is ‘Kind Of Weird’ AUDIO: Bella Cuomo (ET Interview) SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:08 LEAD: Chris Cuomo's daughter Bella admits that all the attention on her dad and uncle is interesting, to say the least! The 17-year-old’s TikTok is blowing up ever since her father the CNN newsman started crashing her dance videos. Chris Cuomo has been at the forefront of coronavirus news coverage, documenting his own experience with the virus as an anchor for CNN, while brother Andrew works to manage the pandemic as the governor of New York. Both have garnered a growing fanbase of self-proclaimed "Cuomosexuals.” OUTCUE: you know? TV Preview AUDIO: The Masked Singer Preview SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:28 LEAD: Get geared up for more wrestling action tonight. On TNT it's 'All Elite Wrestling' at 8pm ET. Or if WWE is more your speed, 'WWE NXT' showcases its future stars on USA Network also at 8pm ET. Over on FOX, it's like recess all over again. It's the premiere of 'Ultimate Tag' which is exactly what you think it is. Competitors work their way through awesome 3-D courses to try to avoid getting tagged. It's tonight at 9pm ET on FOX. But before that, a winner will be crowned on the finale of 'The Masked Singer.' That's at 8pm ET on FOX. OUTCUE: event on FOX MUSIC Sia Adopted Two Boys Last Year AUDIO: Sia (SiriusXM Hits 1′s 'The Morning Mash Up') SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:18 LEAD: **MUST CREDIT SiriusXM Hits 1′s ‘The Morning Mash Up’*** Sia is a mom! The “Chandelier” singer revealed some major news during her latest interview with SiriusXM Hits 1′s ‘The Morning Mash Up.’ She adopted not one, but TWO, 18-year-old boys last year.